Alternative CDs

This limited edition deluxe version comes with a bonus DVD with a full gig filmed at London O2 Academy Brixton as well as the BBC Four documentary ‘Bringing It All Back Home’, which follows the self-styled 'hobo' bluesman on a trip through Tennessee. The format will be packaged in a special foil blo...

2011 is the centenary of Robert Johnson's birth and in addition it was in 1941 that Muddy Waters first recorded on Stovall's Cotton Plantation in Mississippi. This excellent 2CD compilation traces the impact and influence of the blues on popular music. '100 Years of the Blues' is supported by a r...

Roadkill Rising is a compilation box set release of Iggy Pop's music, released by Shout! Factory on May 17, 2011. The set contains a 4-CD set of newly remastered bootleg tracks from live Iggy Pop shows. Sequenced by decade, the set focuses on key songs by The Stooges and tracks culled from Pop&rsquo...

Two CD set from the Blues great. Charley Patton was truly the real King Of The Delta Blues, a consummate artist and entertainer who excelled as both an accomplished guitarist and an emotional hollering singer. 38 tracks including 'Devil Sent The Rain Blues', 'Frankie & Albert', 'Heart Like ...

"...sensational singer Beth Hart and gifted guitarist Joe Bonamassa world's collide to pay homage to some of the greatest artists and most beautiful music ever made... simply breathtaking!" - John Stracey (Blues Connections) Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Beth Hart, known for her raw and po...

 Sixth volume of Let Me Tell you About The Blues, the now established, collectable series profiling the evolution of the blues in key American cities and regions. Designed to appeal to not just existing aficionados, but also newcomers looking to acquire a well-considered survey of the genre. ...

The album is made up of over 20 tracks from his five albums, including the songs ‘Dog House Boogie’, ‘Diddley Bo’, ‘Started Out With Nothin’’ and ‘Don’t Know Why She Loves Me But She Do’. The format will be packaged in a special foil block slipcase.

The Blues guitarist’s new album Clovis People Vol. 3 (there is no Vol. 1  or 2 - it’s made up, a cryptic reference to Taylor’s musical past) features guest appearances from legendary guitarist Gary Moore & pedal steel player Chuck Campbell, as well as cornetist R...

Steve Smyth is the first artist to be directly signed to Shock Records' brand new imprint label PERMANENT RECORDS which has been set up with the sole purpose to foster and develop local independent talent. Hailing from the rugged heartland of the New South Wales south coast, Steven Smyth’s roots ...

'Your Highway For Tonight' features 14 new DeSotos songs, including the full length version of "Hearts in One Place", the theme music to Marcus Lush's TVNZ series 'North'.   The DeSotos music is a powerful blend of rock infused country-blues -- made in New Zealand!   

In a coolly inviting voice, strumming an acoustic guitar, Karen Elson summons up a dark yet seductive atmosphere… an after-midnight world that is irresistibly mysterious & alluring. Karen Elson is probably best known as a top model: the face of Armani, Prada, Chanel & Yves Saint Laure...

'Tank Full of Blues' is a slippery, street-smart, utterly inspired album of blues and roots rock tunes that are free of nostalgia and drenched in history. Legendary Pop/Rock singer, songwriter and musical chameleon, Dion is back! A street poet and singer of extraordinary versatility, range and re...

Tedeschi Trucks Band present 'Everybody's Talkin'', their sophomore album in their second full year as a band. As the lengthy 2011 Revelator World Tour wound down, the band decided to record their October concerts in the highest quality possible, and their foresight paid off as the group turned in s...

Together with the Missa Cellensis, the Stabat Mater (1767) was one of the first sacred works that Haydn composed in his new position as Kapellmeister of the Esterházy court. The Virgin Mary’s vast range of emotions during the Crucifixion are reflected in Haydn’s music through vari...

The Naxos Robert Craft Collection has been acclaimed as “one of the most enticing Schoenberg collections around” (MusicWeb on Schoenberg; Pierrot Lunaire 8.557523), with Fanfare proclaiming that “Craft outshines them all” Chamber Symphony No. 2 (8.557526). Craft has t...

"Titles never come easy to me, but this one did. Long before I recorded a single note I knew what I'd call it. That name, it was just in the air. Midway through it my wife left me. Just walked out the door...into the arms of younger man. We have kids, you know? Lord, what a mess. I was...well, what'...